ASTM B522 Class I vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel
ASTM B522 class I belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B522 class I and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 96 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
| 8.4 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 460 to 1210 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 490 | |
| 760 to 2060 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 210 | |
| 470 to 1540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 77 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 4.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.8 | |
| 5.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 7.7 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.5 to 64 | |
| 100 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.4 to 7.8 | |
| 27 to 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 5.5 to 8.0 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 24 | |
| 23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 2.1 to 2.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Gold (Au), % | 68 to 70 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 80.6 to 86.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 23.5 to 26.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |