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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. AISI 348H Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1074 steel and AISI 348H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 350
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 490
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
63.8 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.32 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1