S45503 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H25 Steel

Both S45503 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H25 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H25 steel.

UNS S45503 Stainless Steel SAE-AISI H25 (T20825) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1750

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		15
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		93

Embodied Water, L/kg		120
Embodied Water, L/kg		83

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		13
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		29

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 50

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 34

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		56 to 64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), %		0.22 to 0.32

Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 12.5
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		72.4 to 78.9
Iron (Fe), %		77.2 to 81.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		7.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Niobium (Nb), %		0.1 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		1.0 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		14 to 16

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.4 to 0.6