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EN 1.5805 Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5805 steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5805 steel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
210 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1180
700 to 1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 42
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 32
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 35
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 97.2
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 1.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030