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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1132 Steel

Both S32550 stainless steel and EN 1.1132 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
63 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
260 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
240 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
38 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
160 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.13 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
98.6 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025