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SAE-AISI 8655 Steel vs. EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8655 steel and EN 1.4318 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 8655 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4318 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.7

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
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.6
70.2 to 77.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 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 0.015