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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and N08020 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L 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, % 9.0 to 50
15 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
210 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
38
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
29.9 to 44
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035

Comparable Variants