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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4421 stainless steel and EN 1.4630 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
77.1 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8