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SAE-AISI P20 Steel vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P20 steel and N08700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P20 steel and the bottom bar is N08700 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 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1050
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 35
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 2.0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.5
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.71
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.55
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030