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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1050 Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1050 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
260 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
34 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
690 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
390 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
400 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.48 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050