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SAE-AISI H43 Steel vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H43 steel and SAE-AISI L3 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 H43 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 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2140
600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 75
21 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
20 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 62
18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
1.3 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 85.9
95.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 8.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.1 to 0.3

Comparable Variants