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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8946 Steel

Both S32053 stainless steel and EN 1.8946 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8946 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
43
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
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.7
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
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
94.8 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14