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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.4521 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 EN 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 520
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
74.6 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
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