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AISI 321H Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8866 Steel

Both AISI 321H stainless steel and EN 1.8866 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 321H stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8866 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.4 to 74
96.3 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050