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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H21 Steel

Both S32615 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H21 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32615 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 620
720 to 1790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
72

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.28 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
87.6 to 93.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
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