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SAE-AISI P5 Steel vs. EN 1.4105 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P5 steel and EN 1.4105 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4105 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 1980
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 70
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 65
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 97.8
77.9 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35