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SAE-AISI H12 Steel vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H12 steel and EN 1.4646 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H12 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1850
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 65
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 60
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 87.8 to 91.7
59 to 67.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0