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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 390
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0