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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4912 stainless steel and S21640 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030