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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both N08020 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
2.5
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
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035