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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1008 Steel

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1008 steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
93 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
150 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
220 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
78 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
92 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
99.31 to 99.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050