SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1212 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and SAE-AISI 1212 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 SAE-AISI 1212 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 340 | |
140 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 18 | |
11 to 28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 650 | |
200 to 290 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 700 | |
280 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1150 | |
440 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 1010 | |
260 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
400 |
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 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 to 160 | |
64 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 2700 | |
180 to 560 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 41 | |
15 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
16 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 34 | |
14 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.61 | |
0 to 0.13 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 97.8 | |
98.5 to 99.07 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0.070 to 0.12 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.16 to 0.23 |