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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. Grade TDSiCr Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and grade TDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1080 steel and the bottom bar is grade TDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
48
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020