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SAE-AISI T5 Steel vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T5 steel and N08031 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 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 T5 steel and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 2140
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
39
Density, g/cm3 9.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
52
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 63
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.5
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 66
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
26 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 60.6 to 68.3
29 to 36.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.3
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0