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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Both S32053 stainless steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030