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SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H13 steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1820
980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
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
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 65
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.45
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 92
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0