SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H14 Steel
Both SAE-AISI H13 steel and SAE-AISI H14 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H14 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 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1820 | |
| 710 to 2030 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 9.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.0 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 78 | |
| 73 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 9.9 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 65 | |
| 24 to 69 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 43 | |
| 22 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.8 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 65 | |
| 24 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.45 | |
| 0.35 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 88.8 to 92 | |
| 86.5 to 89.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.1 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| 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 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |