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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

Both S21800 stainless steel and AISI 305 stainless steel are iron alloys. 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 S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
16
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
200 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
130 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
65.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
10.5 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030