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SAE-AISI T5 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T5 steel and SAE-AISI S2 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T5 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 2140
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.6
Density, g/cm3 9.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 63
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 66
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 60.6 to 68.3
96 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.3
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants