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EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4021 stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4021 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 530
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 880
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 670
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1160
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 31
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 26
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 31
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.8
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015