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SAE-AISI H41 Steel vs. EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H41 steel and EN 1.4458 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% 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 1.4458 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2210
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 76
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 64
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 85
40.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0