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SAE-AISI A8 Steel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A8 steel and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1920
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 68
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 62
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
28 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.5 to 91.9
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 1.7
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0035
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.5
0