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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H14 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and SAE-AISI H14 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H14 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 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
710 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
4.8 to 5.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
86.5 to 89.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.2 to 1.9
4.0 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0

Comparable Variants