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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both SAE-AISI D7 steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2120
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
0