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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both S21800 stainless steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
21
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020