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SAE-AISI H23 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D7 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H23 steel and SAE-AISI D7 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H23 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1550
800 to 2120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1680
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1630
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 49
29 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.2
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 47
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
2.2 to 2.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.8
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.7
76.6 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 11 to 12.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.75 to 1.3
3.8 to 4.4

Comparable Variants