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SAE-AISI P20 Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P20 steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P20 steel and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1050
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
41
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 35
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 2.0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.5
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.71
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.55
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030