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EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4408 stainless steel and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4408 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
48
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
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 3.9
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 71
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
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 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020