SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D4 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 D4 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, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 920 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1210 | |
| 490 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
| 790 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
| 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 | 1380 | |
| 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 | 4.2 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 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 | 3.3 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
| 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 |