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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and SAE-AISI A3 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
700 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
6.0
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
78

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
25 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
23 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
88.7 to 92
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0.8 to 1.4

Comparable Variants