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SAE-AISI H12 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H23 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H12 steel and SAE-AISI H23 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H12 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H23 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1850
760 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 65
24 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
5.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 60
23 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
11 to 12.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 87.8 to 91.7
71.3 to 76.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
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
0.15 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.7
11 to 12.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.3

Comparable Variants