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N08700 Stainless Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both N08700 stainless steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 81
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 82
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 42 to 52.7
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.4
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