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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H11 Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H11 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H11 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 1030 to 1600
690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
5.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
75

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
25 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
22 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.33 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
89.6 to 92.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
1.1 to 1.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6