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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
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 17
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 20
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
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 0.025
0 to 0.010