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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel

Both S21904 stainless steel and EN 1.6982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 51
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 550
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
3.5 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015