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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 80
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020