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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6932 Steel

Both AISI 321 stainless steel and EN 1.6932 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6932 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 50
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 270
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 460
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 690
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 350
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 310
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.24 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
94.5 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
1.8 to 2.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15