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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030