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EN 1.6932 Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6932 steel and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 1.6932 steel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 14
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 45
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
48
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.32
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.4
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.1
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0