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N08320 Stainless Steel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

Both N08320 stainless steel and S46800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08320 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 84
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 50
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 27
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.3