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EN 1.1147 Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1147 steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.1147 steel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
210 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 250
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 280
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 470
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 370
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 73
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 370
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.25
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030