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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8915 Steel

Both S32906 stainless steel and EN 1.8915 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8915 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
95.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2