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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4621 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and EN 1.4621 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4621 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
20 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
74.4 to 79.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015