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SAE-AISI 8645 Steel vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8645 steel and S20432 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 8645 steel and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 350
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 670
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 560
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 840
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
66.7 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030