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AISI 348H Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1548 Steel

Both AISI 348H stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1548 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 348H stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1548 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
31 to 39
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
440 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
730 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
420 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
79 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
470 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.44 to 0.52
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 73.6
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.32 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0