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S82121 Stainless Steel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

Both S82121 stainless steel and S30441 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% 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 S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
400
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
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
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
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
210
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
21
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
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 1.2
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 75.4
62 to 71.7
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
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8