SAE-AISI 5145 Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron
Both SAE-AISI 5145 steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 SAE-AISI 5145 steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
160 to 300 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
180 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
9.6 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
69 to 170 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
69 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
180 to 610 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 | |
160 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 | |
98 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1380 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1180 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
490 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
44 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
13 to 37 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 | |
27 to 240 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
5.8 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
8.7 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
6.0 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.48 | |
3.1 to 3.4 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98 | |
92.1 to 93.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0.5 to 0.7 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.9 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
2.5 to 2.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.15 |