SAE-AISI 1108 Steel vs. Chromium 33
SAE-AISI 1108 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1108 steel and the bottom bar is chromium 33.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 34 | |
45 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 440 | |
850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 360 | |
430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
6.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
84 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
250 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 to 110 | |
320 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 340 | |
450 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
25 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
31 to 35 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 1.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.9 to 99.24 | |
25.7 to 37.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
30 to 33 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
0 to 0.010 |