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S21900 Stainless Steel vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

Both S21900 stainless steel and S44800 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21900 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 50
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 57
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
82
Shear Strength, MPa 510
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 67.4
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020