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S39277 Stainless Steel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Both S39277 stainless steel and S21640 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S39277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 600
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1070
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.8 to 64.3
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.0
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.23 to 0.33
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.8 to 1.2
0