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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Both S82012 stainless steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 550
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030