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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8640 Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8640 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 8640 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
0.4 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040