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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and SAE-AISI H42 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2