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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Both S32053 stainless steel and EN 1.8550 steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
67

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
2.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
29

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
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0.85 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035