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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8630 Steel

Both EN 1.4347 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8630 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8630 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
260 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
540 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
78 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
340 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
96.8 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.4 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040