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SAE-AISI 5120 Steel vs. N08367 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5120 steel and N08367 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 5120 steel and the bottom bar is N08367 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.3
41.4 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23.5 to 25.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030