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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 15
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 920
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1210
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1540
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 160
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0