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SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D5 steel and S44535 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D5 steel and the bottom bar is S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 14
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1180
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
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
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.9
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 67
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 84.4
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0