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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and S41045 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
12 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030