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SAE-AISI 1026 Steel vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1026 steel and N08801 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 SAE-AISI 1026 steel and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 310
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 340
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 550
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 470
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 580
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 20
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.28
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.18
39.5 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5