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EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4028 stainless steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 400
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 930
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 96
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.35
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.7
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010