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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Both S32906 stainless steel and EN 1.4988 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
62.1 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85