EN 1.8505 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5130 Steel
Both EN 1.8505 steel and SAE-AISI 5130 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 320 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 12 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 230 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 630 | |
| 310 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1050 | |
| 500 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 860 | |
| 330 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.8 | |
| 2.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 65 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 74 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1950 | |
| 290 to 750 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 37 | |
| 18 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 | |
| 16 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.35 | |
| 0.28 to 0.33 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.5 to 1.8 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.4 to 97.1 | |
| 97.2 to 98.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |