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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1108 Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1108 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1108 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
23 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
170 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
45 to 57
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
250 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
380 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
220 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
95 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
130 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
98.9 to 99.24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.13