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S32760 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

Both S32760 stainless steel and EN 1.5538 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32760 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
64 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
97.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0