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EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel vs. AISI W5 Steel

Both EN 1.4980 stainless steel and AISI W5 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4980 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 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 58.5
96.6 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.1