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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and EN 1.1221 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 1.1221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 15
10 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 920
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1210
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
730 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1540
390 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
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
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 160
67 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
26 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
23 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
23 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0.57 to 0.65
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 98.8
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

Comparable Variants