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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6932 Steel

Both S32906 stainless steel and EN 1.6932 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6932 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.24 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
94.5 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
1.8 to 2.1
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15