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EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T8 Steel

Both EN 1.4512 stainless steel and SAE-AISI T8 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4512 stainless 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 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
780 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1730
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1670
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.8 to 89.5
69.3 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
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 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.65
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13.3 to 14.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4