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SAE-AISI 8645 Steel vs. EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8645 steel and EN 1.4512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 SAE-AISI 8645 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 350
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 400
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 670
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 560
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
95

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 840
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
84.8 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.65