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N08028 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1055 Steel

Both N08028 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1055 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1055 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
440 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
730 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
400 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
80 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
440 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 40.4
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050