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EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel vs. AISI W5 Steel

Both EN 1.4865 stainless steel and AISI W5 steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.4865 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 34.4 to 44.7
96.6 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1