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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5638 Steel

Both S32654 stainless steel and EN 1.5638 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5638 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015