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EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4520 stainless steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 78% 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 1.4520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 26
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 310
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 80.1 to 83.9
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0