ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel
Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 carbon 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, % | 26 to 34 | |
| 5.0 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
| 310 to 860 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
| 460 to 1160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
| 760 to 2000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
| 470 to 1510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 53 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 4.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 5.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 92 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
| 570 to 5940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 27 to 72 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 24 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 25 to 67 |