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EN 1.4621 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4621 stainless steel and AISI 403 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4621 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
16 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
200 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320
340 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
530 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
280 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
99

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
210 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 21.5
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 79.7
84.7 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030