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SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H13 steel and AISI 321 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 H13 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 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 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
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
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 9.9
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 65
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.45
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 92
65.3 to 74
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
9.0 to 12
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 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0