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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy

S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
11.4 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0