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EN 1.7176 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

Both EN 1.7176 steel and SAE-AISI S5 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7176 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 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2010
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.59
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.1
93.6 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35

Comparable Variants