SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. R60705 Alloy
SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R60705 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is R60705 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 18 | |
| 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 650 | |
| 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1150 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 1010 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 to 160 | |
| 90 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 2700 | |
| 950 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 9.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 34 | |
| 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.61 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 97.8 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 91 to 98 |