ASTM A588 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel
Both ASTM A588 steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. 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 A588 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 9.8 to 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 310 to 940 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 470 to 1220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 770 to 2050 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 480 to 1550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 to 44 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 51 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 97 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 28 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 23 to 63 |