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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and EN 1.4550 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 EN 1.4550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
64.9 to 74
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
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015