MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
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 1.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020