SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. EN 1.7039 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and EN 1.7039 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7039 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1150 | |
530 to 1850 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
420 |
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 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
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 | |
2.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 41 | |
19 to 65 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
19 to 43 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 34 | |
16 to 54 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.61 | |
0.38 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 97.8 | |
96.8 to 98.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.020 to 0.040 |