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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025