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N08366 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P21 Steel

Both N08366 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P21 steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 N08366 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 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
62

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.1 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 42.4 to 50.5
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), % 23.5 to 25.5
3.9 to 4.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25