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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4421 stainless steel and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 S21603 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
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
17.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030