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SAE-AISI P21 Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P21 steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P21 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.22
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 1.1 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 94.2
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.72
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.9 to 4.3
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0