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SAE-AISI A7 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Both SAE-AISI A7 steel and SAE-AISI H26 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2150
720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 77
22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
19 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.9
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 5.0 to 5.8
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 87.7
73.3 to 77.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.5
17.3 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 3.9 to 5.2
0.75 to 1.3

Comparable Variants