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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H13 Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H13 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
690 to 1820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
6.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
78

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
9.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
25 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.32 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
88.8 to 92
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2