SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 D3 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 18 | |
| 9.8 to 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 650 | |
| 310 to 940 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 700 | |
| 470 to 1220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1150 | |
| 770 to 2050 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 1010 | |
| 480 to 1550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 to 160 | |
| 97 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 28 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 34 | |
| 23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.61 | |
| 2.0 to 2.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 11 to 13.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 97.8 | |
| 80.3 to 87 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |