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SAE-AISI H21 Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H21 steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 H21 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1790
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
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
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
21
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 72
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 58
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 59
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.36
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.8
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.6 to 93.8
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
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