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S32001 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7218 Steel

Both S32001 stainless steel and EN 1.7218 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 S32001 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7218 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
500 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.6 to 75.5
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035