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SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H13 steel and AISI 301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301 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 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1820
590 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 9.9
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 65
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
12 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.45
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 92
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0

Comparable Variants