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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 54
62
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 320
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030