SAE-AISI F2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H14 Steel
Both SAE-AISI F2 steel and SAE-AISI H14 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H14 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 | 73 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 2360 | |
710 to 2030 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1520 | |
1530 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1470 | |
1490 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
35 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
9.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
39 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
73 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 6.5 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 81 | |
24 to 69 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 49 | |
22 to 44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
9.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 71 | |
24 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
0.35 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
4.8 to 5.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 92.6 to 95.4 | |
86.5 to 89.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 3.0 to 4.5 | |
4.0 to 5.3 |