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SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and S17600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 16
8.6 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 860
300 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1160
560 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2000
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1510
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.1
2.7

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
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 5940
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 86.9
71.3 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 7.5
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.1
0

Comparable Variants