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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 24
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 320
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
48
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020