SAE-AISI 1084 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1084 steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
9.8 to 15 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 370 | |
310 to 940 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
74 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 550 | |
470 to 1220 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 930 | |
770 to 2050 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 600 | |
480 to 1550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
31 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
3.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
8.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 89 | |
97 to 180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 33 | |
28 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
24 to 47 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
8.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 30 | |
23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.8 to 0.93 | |
2.0 to 2.4 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
11 to 13.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 98.6 | |
80.3 to 87 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |