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SAE-AISI 1108 Steel vs. AISI 441 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1108 steel and AISI 441 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 SAE-AISI 1108 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 260
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 280
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 440
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 360
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 110
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 340
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.9 to 99.24
76 to 82.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.5