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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030