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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A321 Carbon Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and ASTM A321 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 ASTM A321 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
98.1 to 99.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050