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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and AISI 201L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
22 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
520 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
67.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030