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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Both S21460 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 580
470 to 1220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0