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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H25 Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H25 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H25 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
710 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
38
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
83

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
22 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
77.2 to 81.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6