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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and S32506 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3