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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A321 Carbon Steel

Both S32654 stainless steel and ASTM A321 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A321 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 590
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
98.1 to 99.25
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050