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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 46
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030