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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

Both S32550 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
22.5 to 25.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
56 to 66.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040