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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and AISI 303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
40 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
230 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
600 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
230 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

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 20
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
140 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
67.3 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.15 to 0.35