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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both N08020 stainless steel and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
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
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
3.1
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
0.9 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035