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 |