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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0038 steel and N08332 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 120
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 270
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
34 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025