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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030