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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4646 stainless steel and EN 1.4021 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
390 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015