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N08904 Stainless Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both N08904 stainless steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Shear Strength, MPa 370
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
14
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 38.8 to 53
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 28
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.2
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 0.030