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AISI 410 Stainless Steel vs. AISI W5 Steel

Both AISI 410 stainless steel and AISI W5 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 AISI 410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 770
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 26
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 88.4
96.6 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants