SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1016 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and SAE-AISI 1016 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 D3 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.8 to 15 | |
| 21 to 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 940 | |
| 180 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 1220 | |
| 280 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2050 | |
| 430 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 1550 | |
| 240 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| 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 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 180 | |
| 92 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 74 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.0 to 2.4 | |
| 0.13 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.3 to 87 | |
| 98.8 to 99.27 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |