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S32808 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both S32808 stainless steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 S32808 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
380 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 27.9
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 62.8
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.1
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 8.2
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.1 to 2.5
0