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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1008 steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 93 to 100
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040