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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D7 steel and EN 1.4821 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2120
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
15
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
0