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S30815 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8645 Steel

Both S30815 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8645 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8645 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
280 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
600 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
390 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
420 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.43 to 0.48
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 68.4
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0.4 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040