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S42010 Stainless Steel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

Both S42010 stainless steel and N08020 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42010 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
15 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
38
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.9 to 85.6
29.9 to 44
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.85
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.35 to 0.85
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035