S21460 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI L2 Steel

Both S21460 stainless steel and SAE-AISI L2 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L2 steel.

UNS S21460 (XM-14) Stainless Steel SAE-AISI L2 (T61202) Low-Alloy Tool Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590 to 1960

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.4

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 70

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 1.0

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		0.7 to 1.2

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		57.3 to 63.7
Iron (Fe), %		95.5 to 98.7

Manganese (Mn), %		14 to 16
Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.9

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.25

Nickel (Ni), %		5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0.35 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3