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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both S21904 stainless steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 300
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 51
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 550
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 620
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015