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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D7 steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2120
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
2.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15