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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D7 steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is S31060 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2120
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
18
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
0