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ASTM A356 Grade 8 vs. SAE-AISI M7 Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 8 and SAE-AISI M7 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 8 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
760 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.7
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.4
79.8 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
1.8 to 2.3