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EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4611 stainless steel and S21640 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4611 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, % 21
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 330
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.3 to 80.8
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0