SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.5662 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 860 | |
| 380 to 450 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1160 | |
| 460 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 550 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 8.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 63 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 810 to 1150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 88.6 to 91.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 8.5 to 10 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |