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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and S13800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 D4 steel and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 15
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 920
410 to 870
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1210
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1540
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 160
150 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
12.3 to 13.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
73.6 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0080
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0