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N08028 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1038 Steel

Both N08028 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1038 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 35% 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 SAE-AISI 1038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
14 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
220 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
590 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
320 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
270 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 40.4
98.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050