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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
28 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0035