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SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H13 steel and SAE-AISI S4 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S4 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1820
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 65
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
22 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.45
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
0.1 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 92
95.2 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants