Annealed AISI 304L vs. Annealed SAE-AISI H14
Both annealed AISI 304L and annealed SAE-AISI H14 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 annealed AISI 304L and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI H14.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 9.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 73 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.35 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 74 | |
| 86.5 to 89.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 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 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.3 |