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Grade TDC Steel vs. AISI 308 Stainless Steel

Both grade TDC steel and AISI 308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade TDC steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
64.1 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030