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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and S30815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 D3 steel and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.8 to 15
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 940
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1220
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 1550
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 180
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0