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SAE-AISI S5 Steel vs. EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S5 steel and EN 1.4458 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 S5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4458 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 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 1940
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 70
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97
40.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.4
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0