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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Shear Strength, MPa 560
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035