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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D5 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D5 steel are iron alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.4 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
4.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
13
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
26 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
77.9 to 84.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0