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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

Both EN 1.4123 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 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
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
760 to 2000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
81.3 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.1

Comparable Variants