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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Shear Strength, MPa 440
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
510
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015