AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel
Both AISI 440C stainless steel and N08020 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 440C 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, % | 2.0 to 14 | |
| 15 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 840 | |
| 210 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 1120 | |
| 380 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 1970 | |
| 610 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 1900 | |
| 270 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 490 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 1.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.8 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 92 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 18 | |
| 28 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 39 to 88 | |
| 83 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.0 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78 to 83.1 | |
| 29.9 to 44 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 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 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |