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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9260 Steel

Both N08020 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9260 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 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9260 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
45
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
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
96.1 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040