Hardened H14 Tool Steel
Tool Steels
Property Overview
Density8.1g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength2030MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
0.35 to 0.45%
CR
4.8 to 5.5%
NI
0 to 0.3%
MN
0.2 to 0.5%
SI
0.8 to 1.2%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
CU
0 to 0.25%
W
4.0 to 5.3%
FE
86.5 to 89.9%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
75 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
2030 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell C Hardness
63
Physical
Density
8.1 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
270 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1530 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1490 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
460 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
35 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
9.3 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
11 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
68 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
9.3 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
10 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
69 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
44 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
15 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
39 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
39 MJ/kg 17 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
73 L/kg
Embodied Water
73 L/kg 8.7 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Hardened H14 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