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SAE-AISI H43 Steel vs. SAE-AISI P6 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H43 steel and SAE-AISI P6 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 P6 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 2140
630 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
4.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 75
22 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
21 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 62
21 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 85.9
92.9 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.35 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.3 to 3.8
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
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0

Comparable Variants