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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. AWS BVAu-4

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAu-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAu-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
3.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
8.7

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Gold (Au), % 0
81.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010