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AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

Both AISI 201LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 51
5.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 540
310 to 860
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 680
460 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1060
760 to 2000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 770
470 to 1510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230 to 310
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 1520
570 to 5940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 38
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 73.5
81.3 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 6.4 to 7.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.1

Comparable Variants