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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and S32506 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3