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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and S81921 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 EN 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 550
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
66.7 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030