EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4021 stainless steel and EN 1.4024 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4024 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 15 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 380 | |
| 220 to 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 530 | |
| 370 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 880 | |
| 590 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 670 | |
| 330 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
| 760 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 88 to 110 | |
| 98 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 1160 | |
| 280 to 660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 31 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 26 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 31 | |
| 21 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.25 | |
| 0.12 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 83.2 to 87.8 | |
| 83.8 to 87.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |