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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. EN 1.4107 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and EN 1.4107 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 H42 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4107 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
620 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
83.8 to 87.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.080

Comparable Variants