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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

Both AISI 403 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
5.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 340
310 to 860
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
460 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
760 to 2000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
470 to 1510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
570 to 5940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
81.3 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.1

Comparable Variants