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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1008 Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1008 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
93 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
150 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
220 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
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 2.3
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
78 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
92 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
99.31 to 99.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050