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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. 852.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI D3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 9.8 to 15
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 940
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1220
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 1550
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 180
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.6 to 91.3
Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.9 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3