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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both S32654 stainless steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 70% 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 590
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 34
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 57
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010