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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4606 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, % 23 to 39
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
470 to 1220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0