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EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4438 stainless steel and S21640 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4438 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.5
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 16
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030