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N08028 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8637 Steel

Both N08028 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8637 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a modest 37% 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 (5, 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 8637 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
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
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 40.4
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040