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EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel

Both EN 1.4482 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D4 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4482 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
8.4 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 450
310 to 920
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 530
460 to 1210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
760 to 2060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 570
470 to 1540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
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
4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
5.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230 to 250
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
2.1 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.9
80.6 to 86.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
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 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0