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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. S44330 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and S44330 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is S44330 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
13
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
72.5 to 79.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0