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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4986 stainless steel and S81921 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 460
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
66.7 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
2.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030