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SAE-AISI O2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI H23 Steel

Both SAE-AISI O2 steel and SAE-AISI H23 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 O2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H23 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 2050
760 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 73
24 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 46
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 70
23 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
11 to 12.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 97.8
71.3 to 76.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.8
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
11 to 12.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0.75 to 1.3

Comparable Variants