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S82121 Stainless Steel vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

Both S82121 stainless steel and N08925 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 72% 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 S82121 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 75.4
42.7 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.3
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030