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SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both SAE-AISI D7 steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2120
510 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 78
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.2 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.9
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
47 to 49
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.4
0

Comparable Variants