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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
57.2 to 67
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030