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ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and SAE-AISI M50 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
83

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
23 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
21 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
87 to 90.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
3.9 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.3

Comparable Variants