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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1008 steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 93 to 100
280 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50 to 63
22 to 50
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
590 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030