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AISI 304H Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H10 Steel

Both AISI 304H stainless steel and SAE-AISI H10 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 304H stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
680 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
71

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.6 to 74
89.5 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.75