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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

Both N08020 stainless steel and EN 1.4378 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
14 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
340 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
61.2 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
11.5 to 14.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
2.3 to 3.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030