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SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel vs. AISI 348H Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 94B17 steel and AISI 348H stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 94B17 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.5
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
63.8 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.6
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.32 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1