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S21640 Stainless Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both S21640 stainless steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21640 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 520
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 74.3
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 3.5 to 6.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.5
2.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010