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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H24 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 EN 1.3956 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 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
78

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.42 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
78 to 82.4
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.6