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N08028 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade M Steel

Both N08028 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade M steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
240 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
450 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
510 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
660 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
3.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1140 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
29 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
1.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 40.4
92.5 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
2.8 to 3.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080