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EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P21 Steel

Both EN 1.4832 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P21 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4832 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
62

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.1 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 67.4
92.1 to 94.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.72
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
3.9 to 4.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25