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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and S21600 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
17
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030