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N08904 Stainless Steel vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

Both N08904 stainless steel and N08320 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 77
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.8 to 53
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 28
25 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030