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SAE-AISI 8660 Steel vs. S34565 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8660 steel and S34565 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8660 steel and the bottom bar is S34565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 390
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

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
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 800
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.6
43.2 to 51.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
16 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010