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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5682 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
88.7 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050