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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 330
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
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 12
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
48
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0