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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1095 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and SAE-AISI 1095 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1095 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
680 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
22 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
22 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0.9 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
98.4 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0