EN 1.7383 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D5 Steel
Both EN 1.7383 steel and SAE-AISI D5 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D5 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
| 5.4 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 380 | |
| 470 to 1180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 610 | |
| 770 to 2030 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 4.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 4.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.6 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 28 to 73 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 24 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 7.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 26 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.3 to 96.6 | |
| 77.9 to 84.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |