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N08031 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P21 Steel

Both N08031 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P21 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 P21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
62

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.1 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 36.9
92.1 to 94.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.72
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
3.9 to 4.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25