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SAE-AISI S5 Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both SAE-AISI S5 steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 1940
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 70
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.4
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.3