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N08535 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

Both N08535 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1541 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
440 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
390 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
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 13
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
78 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 29.4 to 44.5
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 36.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050