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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel

Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 D4 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 15
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 920
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1540
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.0
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 160
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0