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N08700 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both N08700 stainless steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 45
51
Rockwell B Hardness 81
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 82
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
11.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 42 to 52.7
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.4
0
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