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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and S13800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
410 to 870
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
12.3 to 13.2
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
73.6 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0