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N08904 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both N08904 stainless steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 N08904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
14
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.8 to 53
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 28
0 to 4.0
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 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040