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SAE-AISI H14 Steel vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H14 steel and EN 1.4521 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4521 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
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.5 to 89.9
74.6 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 5.3
0