ASTM A572 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H41 Steel
Both ASTM A572 steel and SAE-AISI H41 steel are iron alloys. There are 21 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 ASTM A572 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H41 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
710 to 2210 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1560 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1510 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
28 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
18 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
6.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
97 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
97 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
24 to 76 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
22 to 47 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
7.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
20 to 64 |