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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4362 stainless steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 EN 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030