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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H41 Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H41 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 (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 H41 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
710 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
3.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
81.8 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
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
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.3