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SAE-AISI T8 Steel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T8 steel and S17400 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T8 steel and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2140
910 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1730
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1670
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
14
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 66
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 41
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 66
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 75.4
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 13.3 to 14.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0