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SAE-AISI H19 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H19 steel and SAE-AISI M2 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 H19 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1990
760 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
98

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 68
25 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 59
27 to 76

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.45
0.78 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 85.5
78.5 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.55
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.5
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
1.8 to 2.2

Comparable Variants