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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and S32950 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Rockwell C Hardness 28
28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 560
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010