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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 26
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Shear Strength, MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
48
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020