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SAE-AISI 8645 Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8645 steel and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8645 steel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 23
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 350
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 400
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 670
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 560
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 840
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
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 0.020