SAE-AISI 5132 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4028 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 5132 steel and SAE-AISI 4028 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5132 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4028 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
150 to 190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
14 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
180 to 330 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 | |
310 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
490 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
260 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
49 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.2 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.4 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 | |
81 to 95 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 | |
180 to 720 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
17 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
18 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
16 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.35 | |
0.25 to 0.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.4 to 98.2 | |
98.1 to 98.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.035 to 0.050 |