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SAE-AISI P5 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H14 Steel

Both SAE-AISI P5 steel and SAE-AISI H14 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P5 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H14 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 1980
710 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 70
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 45
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 65
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 97.8
86.5 to 89.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 5.3

Comparable Variants