UNS S32520 Stainless Steel
S32520 stainless steel is a duplex stainless steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the annealed condition. It has a moderately high tensile strength and a moderately high embodied energy among wrought duplex stainless steels.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare S32520 stainless steel to: wrought duplex stainless steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa 30 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
28 %
Fatigue Strength
460 MPa 66 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.27
Reduction in Area
46 %
Rockwell C Hardness
28
Shear Modulus
80 GPa 12 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
560 MPa 81 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
860 MPa 130 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
630 MPa 91 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
300 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
450 °C 840 °F
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
1100 °C 2010 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C 2630 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1400 °C 2550 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
15 W/m-K 8.9 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.5 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
20 % relative
Density
7.8 g/cm3 490 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
4.0 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
55 MJ/kg 23 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
180 L/kg 22 gal/lb
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
220 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
960 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
31 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
26 points
Thermal Diffusivity
4.1 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
24 points
Alloy Composition
Among wrought stainless steels, the composition of S32520 stainless steel is notable for containing a comparatively high amount of chromium (Cr) and including copper (Cu). Chromium is the defining alloying element of stainless steel. Higher chromium content imparts additional corrosion resistance. Copper is used to improve resistance to acids, and to improve formability.
| Fe | 57.3 to 66.8 | |
| Cr | 24 to 26 | |
| Ni | 5.5 to 8.0 | |
| Mo | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| Cu | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| Mn | 0 to 1.5 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.8 | |
| N | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| P | 0 to 0.035 | |
| C | 0 to 0.030 | |
| S | 0 to 0.020 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
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Further Reading
Duplex Stainless Steels, Iris Alvarez-Armas and Suzanne Degallaix-Moreuil (editors), 2009
Duplex Stainless Steels: Microstructure, Properties and Applications, Robert N. Gunn (editor), 1997
ASTM A182: Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service
ASTM A240: Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications
Welding Metallurgy of Stainless Steels, Erich Folkhard et al., 2012
ASTM A959: Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels
Corrosion of Stainless Steels, A. John Sedriks, 1996
ASM Specialty Handbook: Stainless Steels, J. R. Davis (editor), 1994
Advances in Stainless Steels, Baldev Raj et al. (editors), 2010