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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 314 Stainless Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and AISI 314 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 314 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
46.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030