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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and EN 1.4912 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
64.6 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015