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SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D5 steel and EN 1.8159 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.8159 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 67
19 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0.9 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 84.4
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25

Comparable Variants