SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.6579 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 860 | |
| 380 to 570 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 850 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 600 to 910 |
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 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 3.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 2.4 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 950 to 2210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 30 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 25 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0.32 to 0.38 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 94.2 to 96.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |