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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both S21800 stainless steel and EN 1.4961 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
21
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015