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EN 1.4002 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4002 stainless steel and EN 1.4521 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4002 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 83.6 to 87.9
74.6 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
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 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8