SAE-AISI A10 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H13 Steel
Both SAE-AISI A10 steel and SAE-AISI H13 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
74 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 2040 | |
690 to 1820 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
29 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
10 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
8.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.0 | |
9.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
6.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
4.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
64 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
78 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.1 | |
9.9 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 73 | |
25 to 65 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 46 | |
22 to 43 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
7.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 68 | |
25 to 65 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 1.3 to 1.5 | |
0.32 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
4.8 to 5.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 90.8 to 93.4 | |
88.8 to 92 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.6 to 2.1 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
1.1 to 1.8 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.6 to 2.1 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |