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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4646 stainless steel and EN 1.4421 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
380 to 520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
30 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
870
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
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
4.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020