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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1008 steel and EN 1.4150 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 93 to 100
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
79 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4