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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H41 Steel

Both S21904 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H41 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
710 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
24 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
20 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
3.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
81.8 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3

Comparable Variants