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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Both S20431 stainless steel and N08700 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 70% 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 S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 86
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
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 0.030
0 to 0.030