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N08320 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

Both N08320 stainless steel and EN 1.8961 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08320 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 50
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 27
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14