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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4621 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and EN 1.4621 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4621 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
20 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
74.4 to 79.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015