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SAE-AISI 8630 Steel vs. EN 1.4474 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8630 steel and EN 1.4474 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8630 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4474 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 24
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 350
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 680
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 840
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 23
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.9
61.2 to 69.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025