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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H11 Steel

Both AISI 321 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H11 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H11 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 590 to 690
690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
5.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
75

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
25 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
22 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.33 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
89.6 to 92.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
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
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6