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AISI 308L Stainless Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 308L stainless steel and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 79% 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 308L stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 380
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
48
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 70.5
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020