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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. AWS E383

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and AWS E383 are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
37
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
28.8 to 39.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0