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N08800 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6958 Steel

Both N08800 stainless steel and EN 1.6958 steel are iron alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 390
700
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 580
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 830
1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
450
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 160
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96 to 1740
3050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0.0050 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
1.2 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
92.6 to 94.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12