EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel
Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D4 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 17 | |
| 8.4 to 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 390 to 520 | |
| 310 to 920 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 460 to 1210 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 1030 | |
| 760 to 2060 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 640 to 870 | |
| 470 to 1540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 4.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 5.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 18 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 100 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 37 | |
| 27 to 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 2.1 to 2.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 12.5 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.5 to 84.8 | |
| 80.6 to 86.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.25 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |