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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel

Both EN 1.4659 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D4 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 49
8.4 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
310 to 920
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
74
Shear Strength, MPa 640
460 to 1210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
760 to 2060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
470 to 1540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
5.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 54
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
2.1 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
80.6 to 86.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0