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SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and EN 1.4612 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 16
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 860
860 to 950
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1160
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2000
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1510
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 86.9
71.5 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.1
0

Comparable Variants