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S32003 Stainless Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both S32003 stainless steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Rockwell C Hardness 27
26
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22.5
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 68.2 to 75.9
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010