SAE-AISI H19 Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel
Both SAE-AISI H19 steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H19 steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 1990 | |
740 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
340 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
1360 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1490 | |
1310 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
500 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.5 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
19 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 68 | |
27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 43 | |
24 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 59 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.45 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
16 to 18 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 81.4 to 85.5 | |
59.1 to 65.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
7.0 to 9.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.55 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
8.0 to 9.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.18 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
0 |