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S32202 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B44 Steel

Both S32202 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B44 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 75% 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 S32202 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B44 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 69.4 to 77.3
97.5 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040