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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and SAE-AISI D4 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.4931 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, % 17
8.4 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
310 to 920
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
760 to 2060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
470 to 1540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
5.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
2.1 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
80.6 to 86.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0 to 1.0