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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4986 stainless steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 460
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
3.0 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030