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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8888 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 1.8888 steel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 8.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0