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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI H42 steel and N08135 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 N08135 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 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
39
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
30.2 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0.2 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0