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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

Both N08020 stainless steel and EN 1.5511 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
490 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
98.3 to 99.159
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015