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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 301L 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, % 22 to 50
5.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
310 to 860
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
460 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
760 to 2000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
470 to 1510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
570 to 5940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
81.3 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.1

Comparable Variants