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SAE-AISI 5155 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5155 steel and SAE-AISI 94B17 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5155 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 94B17 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

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

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
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.9
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
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