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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D7 steel and SAE-AISI L3 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L3 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
600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
21 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
20 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
1.3 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
95.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
0.1 to 0.3

Comparable Variants