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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

Both S32050 stainless steel and AISI 434 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 67% 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 S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 540
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 48
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030