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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDCrV Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and grade FDCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25