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EN 1.0303 Steel vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0303 steel and S20432 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0303 steel and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84 to 120
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 410
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 320
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 94
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 270
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2 to 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.335 to 99.71
66.7 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030