Annealed SAE-AISI D5 vs. Annealed SAE-AISI L6
Both annealed SAE-AISI D5 and annealed SAE-AISI L6 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 annealed SAE-AISI D5 and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI L6.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 230 | |
| 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 99 | |
| 93 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 3.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.4 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0.65 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.9 to 84.4 | |
| 93.6 to 97.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.25 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.3 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |