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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H24 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H24 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
78

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.42 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
78 to 82.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6

Comparable Variants