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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
760 to 2000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
81.3 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 1.1