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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H13 Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H13 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
690 to 1820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
6.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
78

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
9.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.32 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
88.8 to 92
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
1.1 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.2