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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7378 steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7378 steel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.8
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0