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AISI 316H Stainless Steel vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316H stainless steel and S81921 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 90% 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 AISI 316H stainless steel and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 72
66.7 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030