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SAE-AISI H43 Steel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H43 steel and S17400 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H43 steel and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2140
910 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 75
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 62
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 85.9
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
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
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0