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EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4958 stainless steel and N08020 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4958 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
15 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
38
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 41.1 to 50.6
29.9 to 44
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32.5
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0