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S82121 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel

Both S82121 stainless steel and EN 1.4318 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S82121 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4318 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
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
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 75.4
70.2 to 77.4
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
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015