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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Both N08020 stainless steel and S20431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
2.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030