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N08332 Stainless Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both N08332 stainless steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 N08332 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 350
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 48.2
57.2 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 37
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.025
0