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SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI P3 Steel

Both SAE-AISI L3 steel and SAE-AISI P3 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 SAE-AISI P3 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2250
410 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 80
15 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
16 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 67
14 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0.4 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.3
96.3 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants