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SAE-AISI 9255 Steel vs. AISI 308L Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9255 steel and AISI 308L stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 68% 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 9255 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97
63.8 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030