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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both S32050 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Shear Strength, MPa 540
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035