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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and S32506 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell C Hardness 22
28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 690
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3