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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and N08904 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
32
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035