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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and EN 1.8159 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8159 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
19 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25

Comparable Variants