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SAE-AISI H23 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H23 steel and SAE-AISI M41 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 M41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1550
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1680
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1630
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 49
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.2
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 47
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.8
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.7
73.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.3 to 4.3
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
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 11 to 12.8
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.75 to 1.3
1.8 to 2.3

Comparable Variants