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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
5.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
310 to 860
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
460 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
760 to 2000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
470 to 1510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
570 to 5940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
81.3 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.1