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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and AISI 405 stainless 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.8 to 15
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 940
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1220
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 1550
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 180
84
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
11.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0