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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8630 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1074 steel and SAE-AISI 8630 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8630 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 350
260 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 490
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
540 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
78 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
340 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
18 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
96.8 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040