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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Both S32550 stainless steel and EN 1.4557 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010