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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T8 Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and SAE-AISI T8 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T8 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 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
780 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1730
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1670
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
24 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
69.3 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
13.3 to 14.8
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
1.8 to 2.4