SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. AWS E100C-K3
Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and AWS E100C-K3 are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E100C-K3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 700 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 7.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 9.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 1290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 92.6 to 98.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.75 to 2.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0.25 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |