SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. EN 1.1122 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and EN 1.1122 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 860 | |
| 170 to 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1160 | |
| 240 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 340 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 240 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 36 to 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 160 to 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 98.7 to 99.62 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |