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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D7 steel and SAE-AISI A7 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2120
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
81.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.9 to 1.4
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 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
3.9 to 5.2

Comparable Variants