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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. AWS E308L

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and AWS E308L are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 H42 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E308L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
16
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
62.9 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0