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SAE-AISI H23 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M43 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H23 steel and SAE-AISI M43 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 M43 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
810 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1680
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1630
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 49
27 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.2
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 47
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.8
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.7
70.8 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
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 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 11 to 12.8
2.3 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.75 to 1.3
1.5 to 1.8

Comparable Variants