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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. EN 1.7706 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and EN 1.7706 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.7706 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
94.7 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.2 to 0.3