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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5026 steel and N08020 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
610 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
38
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
29.9 to 44
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035

Comparable Variants