SAE-AISI H41 (T20841) Molybdenum Hot-Work Steel

SAE-AISI H41 steel is a tool steel. H41 is the designation in both the SAE and AISI systems for this material. T20841 is the UNS number.

The properties of SAE-AISI H41 steel include two common variations. This page shows summary ranges across both of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare SAE-AISI H41 steel to: tool steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Annealed H41 Tool Steel Hardened H41 Tool Steel

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

200 GPa 29 x 10⁶ psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

77 GPa 11 x 10⁶ psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

710 to 2210 MPa 100 to 320 x 10³ psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

270 J/g

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1560 °C 2840 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1510 °C 2760 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

450 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

28 W/m-K 16 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

12 µm/m-K

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

18 % relative

Density

8.1 g/cm³ 510 lb/ft³

Embodied Carbon

6.8 kg CO₂/kg material

Embodied Energy

97 MJ/kg 42 x 10³ BTU/lb

Embodied Water

97 L/kg 12 gal/lb

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

24 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

24 to 76 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

22 to 47 points

Thermal Diffusivity

7.7 mm²/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

20 to 64 points

Alloy Composition

Iron (Fe)Fe		81.8 to 85
Molybdenum (Mo)Mo		8.2 to 9.2
Chromium (Cr)Cr		3.5 to 4.0
Tungsten (W)W		1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V)V		1.0 to 1.3
Carbon (C)C		0.6 to 0.75
Silicon (Si)Si		0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn)Mn		0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P)P		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S)S		0 to 0.030