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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010