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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. AISI 202 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and AISI 202 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 D3 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 202 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.8 to 15
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 940
290 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1220
490 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
700 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 1550
310 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 180
120 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
25 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
63.5 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
7.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0

Comparable Variants