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SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and EN 1.4411 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 EN 1.4411 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 16
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 860
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2000
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1510
600

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
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 5940
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 86.9
73.1 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.1
0