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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FP5

Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and ASTM A369 grade FP5 are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FP5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 340
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 650
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 700
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
510
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 43
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025