SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. EN 1.1203 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and EN 1.1203 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 D4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1203 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
12 to 15 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 920 | |
210 to 310 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1210 | |
420 to 480 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
690 to 780 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
340 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
69 to 100 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
25 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
22 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 2.1 to 2.4 | |
0.52 to 0.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 80.6 to 86.3 | |
97.1 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |