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SAE-AISI M1 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H43 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M1 steel and SAE-AISI H43 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M1 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H43 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 2140
710 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
14
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 99
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 73
25 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 66
21 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.88
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81 to 84.8
83.2 to 85.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
1.8 to 2.2

Comparable Variants