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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. SAE-AISI P4 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D7 steel and SAE-AISI P4 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 P4 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2120
390 to 1980

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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
4.4
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
68

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
14 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
15 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
13 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
4.0 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
92.3 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.4 to 1.0
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
0

Comparable Variants