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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4821 stainless steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 EN 1.4821 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 450
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
20
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020