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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H11 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H11 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H11 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
5.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
75

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.33 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
89.6 to 92.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.1 to 1.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6