SAE-AISI H19 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M34 Steel
Both SAE-AISI H19 steel and SAE-AISI M34 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 M34 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
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 | |
800 to 2170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
1540 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1490 | |
1500 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
24 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
32 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.5 | |
9.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
35 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 68 | |
27 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 43 | |
23 to 46 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.9 | |
6.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 59 | |
25 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.45 | |
0.85 to 0.92 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
3.5 to 4.0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
7.8 to 8.8 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 81.4 to 85.5 | |
71.3 to 76.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.55 | |
7.8 to 9.2 |
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 | |
1.4 to 2.1 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
1.9 to 2.3 |