SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy
Both SAE-AISI D5 steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.4 to 14 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 1180 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2030 | |
| 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 73 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 67 | |
| 110 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.9 to 84.4 | |
| 60.5 to 64.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 35 to 37 |
| 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 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |