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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and S21640 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.8838 steel and the bottom bar is S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0