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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and SAE-AISI H26 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 M52 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
19 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
73.3 to 77.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
17.3 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0.75 to 1.3

Comparable Variants