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AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1025 Steel

Both AISI 309HCb stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1025 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 AISI 309HCb stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
17 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
450 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
80 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.22 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Iron (Fe), % 56 to 66
99.03 to 99.48
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 16
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050