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EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4887 stainless steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 600
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 39
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 34.2 to 45
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030