SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.8 to 15 | |
| 5.0 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 940 | |
| 310 to 860 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 1220 | |
| 460 to 1160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2050 | |
| 760 to 2000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 1550 | |
| 470 to 1510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 4.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 5.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 180 | |
| 92 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 74 | |
| 27 to 72 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 24 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 25 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.0 to 2.4 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13.5 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.3 to 87 | |
| 81.3 to 86.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| 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 to 1.1 |