ASTM A227 Spring Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel
Both ASTM A227 spring steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 ASTM A227 spring steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 5.0 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 900 to 1160 | |
| 310 to 860 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1030 to 1330 | |
| 460 to 1160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1720 to 2220 | |
| 760 to 2000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1430 to 1850 | |
| 470 to 1510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 4.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 5.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 260 | |
| 92 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 61 to 79 | |
| 27 to 72 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 48 | |
| 24 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 71 | |
| 25 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 0.85 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.4 to 99.1 | |
| 81.3 to 86.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.1 |