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SAE-AISI H11 Steel vs. S31803 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H11 steel and S31803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H11 steel and the bottom bar is S31803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1840
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 75
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 9.6
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 66
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 58
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.43
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 89.6 to 92.5
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.6
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.3 to 0.6
0