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K93500 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

Both K93500 alloy and SAE-AISI A8 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is K93500 alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 810
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 27
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 23
22 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 25
22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
4.8 to 5.5
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 63
88.5 to 91.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 32
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0

Comparable Variants