SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. EN 1.6368 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and EN 1.6368 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.6368 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 860 | |
| 310 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1160 | |
| 410 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 660 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 460 to 490 |
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 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 580 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 95.1 to 97.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0.25 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.045 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.25 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |