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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

Both S21460 stainless steel and SAE-AISI F2 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
10
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.2 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5