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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade D Steel

Both SAE-AISI 52100 steel and ASTM A372 grade D steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade D steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 340
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 840
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
97.1 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
1.4 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.17 to 0.27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010