SAE-AISI M44 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel
Both SAE-AISI M44 steel and SAE-AISI H24 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M44 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H24 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 | 78 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 2290 | |
| 720 to 1990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 240 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1590 | |
| 1750 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1700 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 43 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.9 | |
| 6.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 93 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 78 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 35 | |
| 28 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 75 | |
| 22 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 20 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 22 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0.42 to 0.53 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11 to 12.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65.3 to 70.6 | |
| 78 to 82.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.55 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 5.8 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.9 to 2.2 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |