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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D7 Steel

Both S41045 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D7 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
800 to 2120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
2.2 to 2.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
76.6 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.4