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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8959 Steel

Both S32053 stainless steel and EN 1.8959 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 1.8959 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
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
340

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
39
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
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
300
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
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
94.9 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.17