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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4550 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, % 42
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030