SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel
Both SAE-AISI D2 steel and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 860 | |
| 710 to 790 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1160 | |
| 1020 to 1140 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 1690 to 1890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 1100 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 200 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 3260 to 4080 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 60 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 54 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0.55 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 97.5 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |