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SAE-AISI 5145 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5145 steel and SAE-AISI 4150 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5145 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
200 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
410 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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 to 0.040