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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E410

Both S21904 stainless steel and AWS E410 are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E410.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 51
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
82.2 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030