SAE-AISI S5 (T41905) Shock-Resisting Steel
Tool Steels
Property Overview
Density7.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength680 to 1940MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
0.5 to 0.65%
CR
0 to 0.5%
MO
0.2 to 1.4%
MN
0.6 to 1.0%
SI
1.8 to 2.3%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
CU
0 to 0.25%
V
0 to 0.35%
FE
93.6 to 97%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
72 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
680 to 1940 MPa
Physical
Density
7.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
280 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1400 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
42 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
11 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
23 to 65 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.7 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
2.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
25 to 70 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
22 to 45 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
3.1 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.1 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
29 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
29 MJ/kg 12 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
51 L/kg
Embodied Water
51 L/kg 6.0 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
SAE-AISI S5 (T41905) Shock-Resisting SteelT41905
Standards
ASTM A681 ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy
SAE J437 SAE J437: Selection and Heat Treatment of Tool and Die Steels
SAE J437 SAE J437: Selection and Heat Treatment of Tool and Die Steels ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy Tool Steels, 5th ed., George Roberts et al., 1998 Tool Steels: Properties and Performance, Rafael A. Mesquita (editor), 2016