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SAE-AISI S5 Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both SAE-AISI S5 steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 1940
550 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 70
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.4
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0

Comparable Variants