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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 15
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1540
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.0
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 160
18 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
47 to 49
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0

Comparable Variants