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SAE-AISI H41 Steel vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H41 steel and EN 1.4446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 H41 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 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 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2210
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
22
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 76
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 64
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 85
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0