ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel
Both ASTM A285 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 A285 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, % | 30 to 34 | |
| 5.0 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 180 | |
| 310 to 860 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 460 to 1160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 760 to 2000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 470 to 1510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 4.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 5.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 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 | 110 | |
| 92 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 150 | |
| 570 to 5940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 27 to 72 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 24 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 25 to 67 |