SFH4715AS has been serving us well for about two years already.

It has a rated peak current of 3 A, but we've been using it at 5-6 A with no problems.

Back then, did a test on how much pulse current it can actually survive. I don't have much records on how it was done, apart from that the pulses were 45 us long, that the led failed at 12 A, and it has lasted for minutes before giving up.

And a photo of the blown led: