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S30530 Stainless Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both S30530 stainless steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% 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 S30530 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 3.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 72.5
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030