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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030