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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 90% 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 S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
380
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030