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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H25 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H25 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H25 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
710 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
38
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
83

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
77.2 to 81.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6