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SAE-AISI A3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

Both SAE-AISI A3 steel and SAE-AISI S5 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A3 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 700 to 2150
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
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 37
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.9
2.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 77
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 48
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 70
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 92
93.6 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.2 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.35

Comparable Variants