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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
3.0 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030