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SAE-AISI O7 Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI O7 steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O7 steel and the bottom bar is S45000 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 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2110
980 to 1410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.6
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 70
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.85
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 92.9 to 97.6
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants