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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H21 Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H21 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
720 to 1790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
72

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
23 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
21 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
24 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.28 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
87.6 to 93.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
8.5 to 10
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6