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N08031 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4817 Steel

Both N08031 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4817 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 28 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 N08031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4817 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
4.3
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 36.9
94.7 to 95.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
3.3 to 3.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040