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EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4837 stainless steel and S32550 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 1.4837 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 53.4 to 63.7
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030