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N08366 Stainless Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both N08366 stainless steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08366 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 82
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 42.4 to 50.5
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23.5 to 25.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6