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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel

Both S32550 stainless steel and EN 1.4162 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4162 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 540
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
67.2 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
1.4 to 1.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015