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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and S32053 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
41.7 to 48.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010