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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI O1 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and SAE-AISI O1 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 O1 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
640 to 2060

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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
23 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
21 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
21 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
95 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 1.4
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants