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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7221 Steel

Both S82012 stainless steel and EN 1.7221 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
290 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
650 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
430 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
83 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
490 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
96.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030