SAE-AISI P5 (T51605) Low-Carbon Mould Steel

SAE-AISI P5 steel is a tool steel. P5 is the designation in both the SAE and AISI systems for this material. T51605 is the UNS number.

The properties of SAE-AISI P5 steel include two common variations. This page shows summary ranges across both of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare SAE-AISI P5 steel to: tool steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Annealed P5 Tool Steel Hardened P5 Tool Steel

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

190 GPa 27 x 10⁶ psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

73 GPa 11 x 10⁶ psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

370 to 1980 MPa 54 to 290 x 10³ psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

250 J/g

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1460 °C 2660 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1420 °C 2590 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

45 W/m-K 26 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

12 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

7.4 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

8.5 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

2.8 % relative

Density

7.8 g/cm³ 490 lb/ft³

Embodied Carbon

1.5 kg CO₂/kg material

Embodied Energy

20 MJ/kg 8.6 x 10³ BTU/lb

Embodied Water

56 L/kg 6.6 gal/lb

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

2.3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

24 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

13 to 70 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

15 to 45 points

Thermal Diffusivity

12 mm²/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

12 to 65 points

Alloy Composition

Iron (Fe)Fe		95.7 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr)Cr		2.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn)Mn		0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si)Si		0 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni)Ni		0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu)Cu		0 to 0.25
Carbon (C)C		0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P)P		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S)S		0 to 0.030