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S32803 Stainless Steel vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

Both S32803 stainless steel and S81921 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% 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 S32803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 29
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 67.1
66.7 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0035
0 to 0.030