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SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. AWS E240

Both SAE-AISI H13 steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1820
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 9.9
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 65
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.45
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 92
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0