SAE-AISI L3 (T61203) Low-Alloy Tool Steel
Tool Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength600 to 2250MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
1.0 to 1.1%
CR
1.3 to 1.7%
MN
0.25 to 0.8%
SI
0.1 to 0.5%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
V
0.1 to 0.3%
FE
95.5 to 97.3%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
72 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
600 to 2250 MPa
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1450 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1410 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
43 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
12 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 to 67 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.5 % IACS
Calculated
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 to 80 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 to 49 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.9 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
27 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
27 MJ/kg 12 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
53 L/kg
Embodied Water
53 L/kg 6.3 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
SAE-AISI L3 (T61203) Low-Alloy Tool SteelT61203
Standards
ASTM A681 ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy
ASTM A681 ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy Tool Steels, 5th ed., George Roberts et al., 1998 Tool Steels: Properties and Performance, Rafael A. Mesquita (editor), 2016