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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 77% 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 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0