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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2553

Both S21800 stainless steel and AWS E2553 are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2553.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
21
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
55.2 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030