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S21900 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A414 Steel

Both S21900 stainless steel and ASTM A414 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21900 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
110 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
15 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
140 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
360 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2 to 7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3 to 8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
69 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
100 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 17