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SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H12 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and SAE-AISI H12 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H12 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 770 to 2210
690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
76

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 74
24 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
22 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
22 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 75.8 to 82.3
87.8 to 91.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
1.3 to 1.8
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
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
1.0 to 1.7
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants