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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
170 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 440
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010