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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 302B Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4421 stainless steel and AISI 302B stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 302B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
65.7 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030