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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both N08020 stainless steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
3.2 to 3.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3