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EN 1.8874 Steel vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8874 steel and S32053 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.8874 steel and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
41.7 to 48.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.17 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0