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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4421 stainless steel and EN 1.4911 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
37

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
75.7 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4