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SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5

Both SAE-AISI 6150 steel and ASTM A182 grade F5 are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 350
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 23
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 750
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 730
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1200
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1160
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3590
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 43
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
91.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0