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SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. AISI W5 Steel

Both SAE-AISI L3 steel and AISI W5 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2250
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 80
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 67
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.3
96.6 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants