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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M44 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and SAE-AISI M44 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M44 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
870 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
43
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
28 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 12.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
65.3 to 70.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
5.0 to 5.8
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
1.9 to 2.2

Comparable Variants