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SAE-AISI H25 Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H25 steel and S21460 stainless 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 SAE-AISI H25 steel and the bottom bar is S21460 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 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1620
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1750
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1700
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
14
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 93
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 83
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 50
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 34
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 49
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 81.3
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.4 to 0.6
0