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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0601 Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and EN 1.0601 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0601 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
350

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
97.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045