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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T8 Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and SAE-AISI T8 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
780 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1730
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1670
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
24 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
69.3 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
13.3 to 14.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
1.8 to 2.4