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SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D5 steel and SAE-AISI T2 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 T2 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
780 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
46
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
98

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
20 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 67
23 to 65

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
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 84.4
70.8 to 75.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.4

Comparable Variants