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EN 1.0487 Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0487 steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0487 steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 280
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.38
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0