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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 350
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0