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SAE-AISI H21 Steel vs. N08535 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H21 steel and N08535 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H21 steel and the bottom bar is N08535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1790
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1630
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1580
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 72
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 58
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 38
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.1
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 59
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.36
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.8
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.6 to 93.8
29.4 to 44.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
29 to 36.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 8.5 to 10
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.3 to 0.6
0