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N08904 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5120 Steel

Both N08904 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5120 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 48% 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 SAE-AISI 5120 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
47
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 32
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.8 to 53
97.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 28
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040