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SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D5 steel and S21640 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 14
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1180
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 67
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
17.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 84.4
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0