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SAE-AISI T8 Steel vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T8 steel and N08801 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 T8 steel and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2140
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1730
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1670
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 66
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 41
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 66
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 75.4
39.5 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 13.3 to 14.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0