ASTM A514 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel
Both ASTM A514 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 A514 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, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 5.0 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 310 to 860 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 490 to 520 | |
| 460 to 1160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
| 760 to 2000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 770 | |
| 470 to 1510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 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 | 37 to 51 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.6 | |
| 4.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.8 | |
| 5.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 57 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 92 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 to 1590 | |
| 570 to 5940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 27 to 72 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 24 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 25 to 67 |