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SAE-AISI H21 Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H21 steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H21 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1790
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1630
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1580
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
18
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 72
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 58
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 38
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 59
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.36
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.8
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.6 to 93.8
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 8.5 to 10
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.3 to 0.6
0