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SAE-AISI T1 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T1 steel and SAE-AISI A3 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T1 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2130
700 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
6.0
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
78

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
25 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
23 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 64
23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.8
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 77.2
88.7 to 92
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.3 to 18.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.3
0.8 to 1.4

Comparable Variants