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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and AISI 384 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 384 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
20
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
60.9 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0