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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T8 Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and SAE-AISI T8 steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
780 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1730
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1670
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.75 to 0.85
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
69.3 to 75.4
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
13.3 to 14.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4