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SAE-AISI O1 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1080 Steel

Both SAE-AISI O1 steel and SAE-AISI 1080 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O1 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1080 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 2060
770 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 73
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 46
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 68
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.75 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 97.4
98.1 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0