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EN 1.1191 Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1191 steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 290
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 430
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 700
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 440
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 510
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 99.08
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020