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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both S41041 stainless steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41041 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 56
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 560
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020