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SAE-AISI H26 Steel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H26 steel and S17400 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 H26 steel and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 2100
910 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
14
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 63
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 39
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 63
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.3 to 77.5
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.3 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.75 to 1.3
0