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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and SAE-AISI F2 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0

Comparable Variants