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SAE-AISI 1055 Steel vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1055 steel and N08028 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1055 steel and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 390
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 450
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 750
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 630
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 85
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1070
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
29 to 40.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030