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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. SAE-AISI F1 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and SAE-AISI F1 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F1 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
620 to 2320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
45
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
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
22 to 82
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
20 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
19 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
1.0 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
95.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0

Comparable Variants