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SAE-AISI A8 Steel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A8 steel and EN 1.4539 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A8 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1920
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 68
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 62
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 88.5 to 91.9
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 1.7
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.5
0