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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 350
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
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 7.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0