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EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4308 stainless steel and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 65.9 to 74
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030