SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel
Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and EN 1.4945 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 (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 1.4945 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
| 19 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 920 | |
| 230 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1210 | |
| 430 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
| 640 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
| 290 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1490 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 23 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.1 to 2.4 | |
| 0.040 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.6 to 86.3 | |
| 57.9 to 65.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.14 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |