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AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 309HCb stainless steel and N08904 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 309HCb stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 82
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 56 to 66
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 16
23 to 28
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035