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S30452 Stainless Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both S30452 stainless steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30452 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 73.8
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010