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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D7 Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D7 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 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D7 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 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
800 to 2120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
29 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
2.2 to 2.5
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
76.6 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.4