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N08332 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both N08332 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08332 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 48.2
54.7 to 66
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 37
12 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.025
0