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S30530 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8640 Steel

Both S30530 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8640 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30530 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8640 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 72.5
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040