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EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4468 stainless steel and S21640 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 67.4
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030