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AISI 444 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 444 stainless steel and EN 1.4021 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 444 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
390 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 580
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 73.3 to 80.8
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0