SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and ASTM A514 steel are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.8 to 15 | |
18 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 940 | |
470 to 540 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 1220 | |
490 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2050 | |
790 to 830 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 1550 | |
690 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
250 to 260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
37 to 51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
7.2 to 7.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
2.3 to 3.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.8 to 7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
1.6 to 1.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
21 to 25 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 180 | |
140 to 170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 74 | |
28 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
24 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
10 to 14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
23 to 24 |