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EN 1.4317 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8625 Steel

Both EN 1.4317 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8625 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8625 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1010
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 78.7 to 84.5
96.8 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040