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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H43 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and SAE-AISI H43 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 SAE-AISI 1080 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H43 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 770 to 870
710 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
25 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
21 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
83.2 to 85.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 8.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2