Annealed SAE-AISI H43 vs. Annealed SAE-AISI M10
Both annealed SAE-AISI H43 and annealed SAE-AISI M10 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI H43 and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI M10.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1530 | |
| 1520 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 31 | |
| 31 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.65 | |
| 0.84 to 1.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 83.2 to 85.9 | |
| 82.3 to 85.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 7.8 to 8.5 | |
| 7.8 to 8.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |