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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015