SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. EN 1.4474 Stainless Steel
Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and EN 1.4474 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 EN 1.4474 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 920 | |
320 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
670 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
17 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
170 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
34 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
140 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
4.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 2.1 to 2.4 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
25 to 27 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 80.6 to 86.3 | |
61.2 to 69.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
1.3 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
4.5 to 6.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.12 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |