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SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 16
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 860
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1160
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2000
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1510
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 5940
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 86.9
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
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