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SAE-AISI H11 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H11 steel and SAE-AISI D4 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H11 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1840
760 to 2060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
5.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 75
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 9.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 66
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 58
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.43
2.1 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 89.6 to 92.5
80.6 to 86.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.6
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0

Comparable Variants