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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both S32906 stainless steel and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 81% 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 S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
81
Shear Strength, MPa 550
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
48
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020