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SAE-AISI H23 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H23 steel and SAE-AISI M50 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H23 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1550
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1680
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1630
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
83

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 49
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
23 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.2
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 47
21 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.8
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.7
87 to 90.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.9 to 4.8
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
0.2 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
0.8 to 1.3

Comparable Variants