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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both S32050 stainless steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 48
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
100
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
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015