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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

Both S32520 stainless steel and S41041 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030