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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

Both S32906 stainless steel and EN 1.4421 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

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
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
4.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020