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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H41 Steel

Both AISI 301LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI H41 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
710 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
24 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
20 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
3.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
81.8 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3

Comparable Variants