EN 1.7386 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel
Both EN 1.7386 steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 9.8 to 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 290 | |
| 310 to 940 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 410 | |
| 470 to 1220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 670 | |
| 770 to 2050 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 440 | |
| 480 to 1550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 88 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 110 | |
| 97 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 28 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 2.0 to 2.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 11 to 13.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 86.8 to 90.5 | |
| 80.3 to 87 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |