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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.8 to 15
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 940
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1220
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 1550
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 180
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0