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SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H13 steel and EN 1.4421 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 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
880 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
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
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
36
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
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.45
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 92
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0

Comparable Variants