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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4446 stainless steel and N08320 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
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
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
25 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030