SAE-AISI H10 Steel vs. ASTM A203 Steel
Both SAE-AISI H10 steel and ASTM A203 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 SAE-AISI H10 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 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 | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 2030 | |
| 520 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 38 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 8.5 to 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
| 3.2 to 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.6 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 71 | |
| 50 to 52 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 72 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 66 | |
| 15 to 17 |