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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A4 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and SAE-AISI A4 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
710 to 2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
23 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.9 to 2.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
92 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants