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SAE-AISI H12 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1095 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H12 steel and SAE-AISI 1095 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H12 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1095 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 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1850
680 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 65
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
22 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 60
22 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.8 to 91.7
98.4 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0