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SAE-AISI F2 Steel vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI F2 steel and N08925 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel and the bottom bar is N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2360
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.5
44
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 81
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 71
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.4
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.4
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 95.4
42.7 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0