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S44660 Stainless Steel vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

Both S44660 stainless steel and S32506 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S44660 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 640
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 71
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
5.5 to 7.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3