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S21900 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5145 Steel

Both S21900 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5145 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 SAE-AISI 5145 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 67.4
97.3 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040