SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D5 steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 D5 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.4 to 14 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 1180 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2030 | |
| 470 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 2.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 73 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.4 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 67 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.9 to 84.4 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |