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SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. AISI 436 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and AISI 436 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 436 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 16
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 860
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1160
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2000
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1510
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 5940
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 86.9
77.8 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.1
0