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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H43 Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H43 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H43 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 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
83.2 to 85.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2