N08320 Stainless Steel vs. K93500 Alloy

Both N08320 stainless steel and K93500 alloy are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08320 stainless steel and the bottom bar is K93500 alloy.

UNS N08320 Stainless Steel UNS K93500 Low Expansion Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		28
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		69
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		65

Embodied Water, L/kg		200
Embodied Water, L/kg		130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.1

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		21 to 23
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.25

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		5.0

Iron (Fe), %		40.4 to 50
Iron (Fe), %		61.4 to 63

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0 to 0.1

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.6

Nickel (Ni), %		25 to 27
Nickel (Ni), %		32

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.25

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.1

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.1