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SAE-AISI 5160 Steel vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5160 steel and S44535 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel and the bottom bar is S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 340
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 650
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 700
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1150
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 1010
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1000
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
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 2700
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 41
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 34
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.61
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 97.8
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2