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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. K93500 Alloy

Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and K93500 alloy are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is K93500 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
17 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
61.4 to 63
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants