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SAE-AISI H24 Steel vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H24 steel and SAE-AISI L3 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H24 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1990
600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1750
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1700
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
2.5
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 93
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 61
21 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
20 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 61
18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.53
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.3 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 82.4
95.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.3

Comparable Variants