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S82121 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309Cb Stainless Steel

Both S82121 stainless steel and AISI 309Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S82121 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 75.4
56 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030