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S32205 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6311 Steel

Both S32205 stainless steel and EN 1.6311 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 S32205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6311 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1070
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
2.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 23
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 70.4
95.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0.4 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020