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N08904 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both N08904 stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 77
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
18 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.8 to 53
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 28
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040