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EN 1.6920 Steel vs. S32760 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6920 steel and S32760 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.6920 steel and the bottom bar is S32760 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 400
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 98
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.1
0