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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4421 stainless steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
840
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
5.0 to 7.0
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 0.030

Comparable Variants