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SAE-AISI 1005 Steel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1005 steel and N08904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1005 steel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 210
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.5 to 100
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035