Hardened H10 Tool Steel
Tool Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength2030MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
0.35 to 0.45%
CR
3.0 to 3.8%
NI
0 to 0.3%
MO
2.0 to 3.0%
MN
0.25 to 0.7%
SI
0.8 to 1.2%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
CU
0 to 0.25%
V
0.25 to 0.75%
FE
89.5 to 93.4%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
74 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
2030 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell C Hardness
63
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
270 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1470 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
38 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
10 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
66 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
8.0 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
9.2 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
72 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
46 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
6.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
3.4 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
48 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
48 MJ/kg 20 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
71 L/kg
Embodied Water
71 L/kg 8.5 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Hardened H10 Tool Steel
Standards
ASTM A681 ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy
ASTM A681 ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy Tool Steels: Properties and Performance, Rafael A. Mesquita (editor), 2016