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SAE-AISI H14 Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H14 steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H14 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2030
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
21
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.5 to 89.9
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 5.3
0