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AISI 409Cb Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 409Cb stainless steel and EN 1.4021 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 409Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270
390 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015