SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5663 steel.

SAE-AISI H42 (T20842) Molybdenum Hot-Work Steel EN 1.5663 (X7Ni9) Nickel Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 1980
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		24
Base Metal Price, % relative		7.5

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31

Embodied Water, L/kg		98
Embodied Water, L/kg		63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.55 to 0.7
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

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

Iron (Fe), %		79.3 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), %		88.6 to 91.2

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.5 to 5.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 10

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

Tungsten (W), %		5.5 to 6.8
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.010