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SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both SAE-AISI D5 steel and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 14
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
500 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.9
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 67
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 84.4
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0

Comparable Variants