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N08811 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4320 Steel

Both N08811 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4320 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 N08811 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4320 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 33
21 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
370 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
570 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
430 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
480 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.6
95.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0