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AISI 321H Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

Both AISI 321H 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 321H 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
720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
78

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.42 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65.4 to 74
78 to 82.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.3
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6