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SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D5 steel and SAE-AISI M36 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D5 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 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 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
38
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 67
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 3.5
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 84.4
70.1 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
4.6 to 5.5
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
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.3

Comparable Variants