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SAE-AISI H11 Steel vs. SAE-AISI O7 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H11 steel and SAE-AISI O7 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H11 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI O7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1840
680 to 2110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.5
6.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 75
52

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 9.6
3.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 66
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 58
23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.43
1.1 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 89.6 to 92.5
92.9 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.6
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants