S21904 Stainless Steel vs. R05240 Alloy

S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R05240 alloy.

UNS S21904 (XM-11) Stainless Steel UNS R05240 Tantalum-Niobium Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Elongation at Break, %		17 to 51
Elongation at Break, %		25

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		57

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		390 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		190

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		6.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		14

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		160 to 310
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		59

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		380 to 2070
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		90

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.8

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0015

Iron (Fe), %		59.5 to 67.4
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010

Manganese (Mn), %		8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.020

Nickel (Ni), %		5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		35 to 42

Nitrogen (N), %		0.15 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.020

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		57.9 to 65

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.010

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.050