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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
380 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
8.5 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050