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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S5 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S5 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 730
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
93.6 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.2 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.35