SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5662 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.8 to 15 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 940 | |
| 380 to 450 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 1220 | |
| 460 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2050 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 1550 | |
| 550 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 8.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 63 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 180 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 74 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.0 to 2.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.3 to 87 | |
| 88.6 to 91.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 8.5 to 10 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |