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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1008 steel and S31277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010