SAE-AISI 5015 (G50150) Chromium Steel
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength430MPa
Yield Strength220MPa
Brinell Hardness130HB
Maximum Service Temperature410°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.12 to 0.17%
CR
0.3 to 0.5%
MN
0.3 to 0.5%
SI
0.15 to 0.35%
P
0 to 0.035%
S
0 to 0.040%
FE
98.4 to 99.13%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
27 %
Fatigue Strength
170 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
280 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
430 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
220 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
130
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
410 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
52 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
13 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.0 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.1 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
97 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
130 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
15 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
16 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
1.9 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.4 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
19 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
19 MJ/kg 8.0 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
47 L/kg
Embodied Water
47 L/kg 5.6 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
G50150SAE-AISI 5015 (G50150) Chromium Steel
Standards
ASTM A752 ASTM A752: Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Alloy Steel