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EN 1.6220 Steel vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6220 steel and S20432 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6220 steel and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 310
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.8
66.7 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.6
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030