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N08367 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A227 Spring Steel

Both N08367 stainless steel and ASTM A227 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08367 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A227 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
500 to 640
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
900 to 1160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 490
1030 to 1330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1720 to 2220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
1430 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
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 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
200 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
61 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
55 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.45 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.4 to 50.3
97.4 to 99.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23.5 to 25.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050