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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D5 Steel

Both EN 1.4905 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D5 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
5.4 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 460
470 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
4.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
26 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
77.9 to 84.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 1.0