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N08028 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both N08028 stainless steel and EN 1.6579 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 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
380 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 40.4
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030