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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6781 Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and EN 1.6781 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6781 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
3.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
92.6 to 94.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
3.0 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015