EN 1.0034 Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.0034 steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.0034 steel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 97 to 110 | |
| 210 to 300 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 32 | |
| 17 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 170 | |
| 380 to 550 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 230 | |
| 510 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 380 | |
| 700 to 1000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 390 to 910 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 95 | |
| 160 to 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 84 to 210 | |
| 380 to 2070 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 13 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 23 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 15 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.7 to 100 | |
| 59.5 to 67.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |