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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H11 Steel

Both S21800 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H11 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H11 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
5.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
75

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.33 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
89.6 to 92.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6