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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and EN 1.4821 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 370
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
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 0.040
0 to 0.015