SAE-AISI H26 Steel vs. AWS E410

Both SAE-AISI H26 steel and AWS E410 are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E410.

SAE-AISI H26 (T20826) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel AWS E410 (W41010) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 2100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		22
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		28

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		45
Base Metal Price, % relative		7.5

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		28

Embodied Water, L/kg		90
Embodied Water, L/kg		100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		34
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		13

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		5.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		7.5

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 0.55
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 13.5

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		73.3 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), %		82.2 to 89

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.7

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		17.3 to 19
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.75 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), %		0