SAE-AISI H12 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F10
Both SAE-AISI H12 steel and ASTM A182 grade F10 are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 SAE-AISI H12 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F10.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1850 | |
| 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.5 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 18 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 76 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 12 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 65 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 42 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 60 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.4 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87.8 to 91.7 | |
| 66.5 to 72.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |