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S44330 Stainless Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both S44330 stainless steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% 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 S44330 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 280
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 72.5 to 79.7
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0