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EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1038 Steel

Both EN 1.4308 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1038 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
14 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
220 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
590 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
320 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
270 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.9 to 74
98.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050