SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. ASTM B631 Class B
SAE-AISI D7 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B631 class B belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B631 class B.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 78 to 79 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 2460 to 2480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 760 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.4 | |
| 190 |