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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel

Both S32654 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D4 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.4 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
310 to 920
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
74
Shear Strength, MPa 590
460 to 1210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
760 to 2060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
470 to 1540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
5.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 57
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
2.1 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
80.6 to 86.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0