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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 348 Stainless Steel

Both S32053 stainless steel and AISI 348 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 56
53
Rockwell B Hardness 83
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1