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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. S44725 Stainless Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and S44725 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% 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 S44725 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Shear Strength, MPa 440
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
25 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
67.6 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.26
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.018
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.26