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SAE-AISI 5120 Steel vs. EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5120 steel and EN 1.4565 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5120 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 310
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.3
41.2 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015