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SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S7 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 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 74
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2030
770 to 2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 66
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 94.9
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.9
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0

Comparable Variants