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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
470 to 1220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0

Comparable Variants