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SAE-AISI H41 Steel vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H41 steel and S15700 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 (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 S15700 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2210
1180 to 1890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 76
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
32 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 64
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 85
69.6 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.7
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

Comparable Variants