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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H21 Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H21 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 H21 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 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
720 to 1790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
72

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
23 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
21 to 38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
24 to 59

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.28 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
87.6 to 93.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
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
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
8.5 to 10
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6