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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

Both S32050 stainless steel and EN 1.8872 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 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050