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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T15 Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and SAE-AISI T15 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 T15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
830 to 2240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
43
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
26 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
1.5 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
67.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
11.8 to 13
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 5.3

Comparable Variants