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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S5 steel are iron alloys. They have 57% 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 EN 1.4606 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 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
93.6 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.2 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.35