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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P20 Steel

Both S21800 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P20 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
540 to 1050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.28 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.4 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
95.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.35 to 0.71
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030