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SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H11 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and SAE-AISI H11 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H11 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2000
690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.3
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.1
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
5.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
75

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
25 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
22 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0.33 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 86.9
89.6 to 92.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
1.1 to 1.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.1
0.3 to 0.6

Comparable Variants