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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440B Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4421 stainless steel and AISI 440B stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 440B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
3.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
260 to 850
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
740 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
430 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
57 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
27 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.75 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
78.2 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants