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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. AISI W5 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and AISI W5 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
96.6 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1