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SAE-AISI H23 Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H23 steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H23 steel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1550
890 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1680
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1630
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
13
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 49
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.2
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 47
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.8
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.7
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 11 to 12.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.75 to 1.3
0