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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
8.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030