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N08810 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 6

Both N08810 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 6 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08810 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 33
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0