SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. EN 1.1165 Cast Steel
Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and EN 1.1165 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1165 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.8 to 15 | |
| 11 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 940 | |
| 200 to 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2050 | |
| 600 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 1550 | |
| 290 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 180 | |
| 81 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 74 | |
| 21 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 19 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.0 to 2.4 | |
| 0.25 to 0.32 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.3 to 87 | |
| 97.2 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |