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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0