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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

Both S40977 stainless steel and S32506 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 320
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3