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N08366 Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both N08366 stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08366 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 82
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 390
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
20
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 42.4 to 50.5
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23.5 to 25.5
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030