ASTM A204 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H13 Steel
Both ASTM A204 steel and SAE-AISI H13 steel are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 690 to 1820 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 9.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 6.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 4.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 78 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 25 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 22 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 7.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 25 to 65 |