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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. EN 1.8888 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and EN 1.8888 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 D4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8888 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 15
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 920
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1210
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1540
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.0
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
3.7
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
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 160
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15