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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6526 Steel

Both S32906 stainless steel and EN 1.6526 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
520 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0.4 to 0.7
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 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.040