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S82121 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 430F Stainless Steel

Both S82121 stainless steel and AISI 430F stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% 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 S82121 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 75.4
79.2 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.35