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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D5 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and SAE-AISI D5 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 D5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
13
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
26 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
77.9 to 84.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.2
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 0.6
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 to 1.0

Comparable Variants