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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H19 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M2 steel and SAE-AISI H19 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H19 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
22
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
24 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
21 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0.32 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
81.4 to 85.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.3 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
3.8 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
1.8 to 2.2

Comparable Variants