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SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D5 steel and EN 1.4525 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 SAE-AISI D5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 14
5.6 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
1030 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 67
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 84.4
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0

Comparable Variants