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Chromium 33 vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI L3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is chromium 33 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
21 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 31 to 35
1.3 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 25.7 to 37.9
95.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 33
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3