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

Both SAE-AISI L3 steel and SAE-AISI D7 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 L3 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2250
800 to 2120

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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

Comparable Variants