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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Shear Strength, MPa 500
470 to 1220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
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