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AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 431 stainless steel and EN 1.4821 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 610
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 840
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710 to 1040
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 2770
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015