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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Shear Strength, MPa 620
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
20
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030