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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7213 Steel

Both S32906 stainless steel and EN 1.7213 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.7213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Rockwell C Hardness 28
41 to 48
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
500 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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
44
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
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
18 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
96.7 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0
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