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SAE-AISI H11 Steel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H11 steel and EN 1.4606 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 SAE-AISI H11 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1840
600 to 1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.5
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 75
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 9.6
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 66
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 58
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.43
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 89.6 to 92.5
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.6
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.5