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SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 16
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2000
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1510
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.3
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.1
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 5940
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 86.9
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
47 to 49
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.1
0

Comparable Variants