SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H43 Steel
Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and SAE-AISI H43 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H43 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 to 2150 | |
710 to 2140 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1830 | |
1530 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1770 | |
1480 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
30 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
14 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 39 | |
31 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 63 | |
25 to 75 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 39 | |
22 to 46 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.7 | |
8.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 64 | |
21 to 62 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 0.85 | |
0.5 to 0.65 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
3.8 to 4.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 11 to 13 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 55.9 to 63.5 | |
83.2 to 85.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
7.8 to 8.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0.2 to 0.45 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 18.5 to 21 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
1.8 to 2.2 |