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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T5 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D7 steel and SAE-AISI T5 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 T5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2120
860 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
60
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
25 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
26 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
60.6 to 68.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.3
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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
1.8 to 2.4

Comparable Variants