SAE-AISI 5145 Steel vs. AWS E219
Both SAE-AISI 5145 steel and AWS E219 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 5145 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E219.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 | |
690 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1360 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
14 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
44 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
3.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.48 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
19 to 21.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98 | |
58.6 to 67.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
5.5 to 7.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |