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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. AISI W5 Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and AISI W5 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 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 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
96.6 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.1