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SAE-AISI H41 Steel vs. SAE-AISI P2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H41 steel and SAE-AISI P2 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 H41 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P2 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 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2210
330 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.7
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 76
12 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
14 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 64
11 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0.75 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 85
96.6 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0

Comparable Variants