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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030