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EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4630 stainless steel and AISI 321 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4630 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 86.7
65.3 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0 to 0.7