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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and N08801 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
630
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
39.5 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5