N08800 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade H Steel
Both N08800 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade H steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade H steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 34 | |
20 to 22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 390 | |
310 to 380 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 580 | |
410 to 570 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1000 | |
650 to 910 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 830 | |
430 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
45 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
2.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.3 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 76 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
49 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 42 to 160 | |
130 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 96 to 1740 | |
500 to 810 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 35 | |
23 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 28 | |
21 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 25 | |
19 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.15 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.3 to 0.4 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
0.4 to 0.65 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 39.5 to 50.7 | |
97.3 to 98.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0.75 to 1.1 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 35 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.6 | |
0 |