SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel
Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and AISI 420 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 420 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
| 8.0 to 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 920 | |
| 220 to 670 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1210 | |
| 420 to 1010 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
| 690 to 1720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
| 380 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1510 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
| 88 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
| 25 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 22 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 25 to 62 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.1 to 2.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.6 to 86.3 | |
| 82.3 to 87.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| 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 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |