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SAE-AISI H43 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

Both SAE-AISI H43 steel and ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H43 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2140
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 75
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 62
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
8.0 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 85.9
87.3 to 90.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 8.5
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010