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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 37
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
14
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.010