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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

Both S32050 stainless steel and N08020 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
15 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
210 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
38
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 48
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
29.9 to 44
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035