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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M44 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and SAE-AISI M44 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 M44 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
870 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
43
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
28 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 12.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
65.3 to 70.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
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
0.3 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 5.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
1.9 to 2.2

Comparable Variants