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EN 1.1132 Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1132 steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 EN 1.1132 steel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 24
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 63 to 73
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 310
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 490
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 400
390

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 51
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 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 110
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 430
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.17
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.57
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030