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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Both AISI 334 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H26 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
73.3 to 77.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.75 to 1.3