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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7706 Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and EN 1.7706 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7706 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
670
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
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
94.7 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.9 to 1.1
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 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3