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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. S41425 Stainless Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and S41425 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
74 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
4.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.060 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050