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N08801 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade C Steel

Both N08801 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade C steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08801 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.3
97.5 to 99.85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.75 to 1.5
0