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EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Both EN 1.4028 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4028 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, % 11 to 17
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 400
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
470 to 1220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 930
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 96
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.35
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.7
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
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 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0

Comparable Variants