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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and N08332 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 88
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 490
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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
34 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025