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SAE-AISI H12 Steel vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H12 steel and EN 1.4854 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.4854 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1850
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 65
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 60
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.8 to 91.7
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.2 to 2.0
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