SAE-AISI 5155 Steel vs. AISI W5 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 5155 steel and AISI W5 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5155 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 | 73 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
600 to 2360 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
45 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
2.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
21 to 84 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
20 to 50 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
20 to 78 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.51 to 0.59 | |
1.1 to 1.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 97.9 | |
96.6 to 98.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0.1 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0.1 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |