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EN 1.7006 Steel vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7006 steel and S81921 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7006 steel and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1890
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 67
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 43
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 56
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.7
66.7 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030