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SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. S44635 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and S44635 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is S44635 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 860
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1160
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2000
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1510
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
16
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
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 5940
810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
24.5 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 86.9
61.5 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 4.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.1
0