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AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316Cb stainless steel and N08700 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
45
Rockwell B Hardness 82
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 72
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030