SAE-AISI H14 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A10 Steel
Both SAE-AISI H14 steel and SAE-AISI A10 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H14 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A10 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 | 710 to 2030 | |
| 810 to 2040 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1530 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 9.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 5.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 73 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 5.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 69 | |
| 29 to 73 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 44 | |
| 25 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 68 | |
| 27 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.45 | |
| 1.3 to 1.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 86.5 to 89.9 | |
| 90.8 to 93.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 5.3 | |
| 0 |