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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 SAE-AISI 9254 steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
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 0.035
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030