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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and EN 1.4507 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 1.4507 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
21
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
41
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
56.4 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0