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SAE-AISI H43 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

Both SAE-AISI H43 steel and SAE-AISI S4 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 S4 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
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 75
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
22 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 62
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 85.9
95.2 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.6 to 1.0
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
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants