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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010