SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. EN 1.1127 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and EN 1.1127 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 (3, 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 1.1127 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 860 | |
| 280 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1160 | |
| 420 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 660 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 410 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 90 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 440 to 880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 23 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0.34 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 96.6 to 98.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |