Annealed SAE-AISI T1 vs. Annealed SAE-AISI T8
Both annealed SAE-AISI T1 and annealed SAE-AISI T8 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI T1 and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI T8.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 230 | |
| 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 99 | |
| 100 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1810 | |
| 1730 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1750 | |
| 1670 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 90 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 34 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.2 | |
| 4.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.65 to 0.8 | |
| 0.75 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 4.3 to 5.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.2 to 77.2 | |
| 69.3 to 75.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 17.3 to 18.8 | |
| 13.3 to 14.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
| 1.8 to 2.4 |