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SAE-AISI 8640 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8640 steel and SAE-AISI 1213 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8640 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
200 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
290 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
440 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
260 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
63 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
180 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
98.4 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.24 to 0.33